×

Local News

Vote secures future of Bay in Dickinson

IRON MOUNTAIN — Bay College is pleased with the passage of the Dickinson County millage renewal, ensuring uninterrupted funding assistance for the Bay College Iron Mountain Campus until 2046. The 0.9987-mill property tax equates to slightly less than $1 per $1,000 of taxable property value, ...

Pocket Park needs volunteers Fair Week

ESCANABA — If you’re interested in helping young people connect with Michigan’s rich natural resources and traditions, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources needs mentors to assist in staffing the DNR’s Pocket Park during the fair, which runs from Aug. 11-17. The Pocket Park is ...

Menominee County Police Log

Activities of the Menominee County Sheriff’s Department July 10 3:36 pm a Deputy was dispatched to a possible domestic in progress on Vega Rd in Meyer Township. An investigation was conducted and it was found to be a verbal argument. The parties were separated and the incident was ...

Man killed in collision with tanker

MENOMINEE TOWNSHIP — A passenger in a private vehicle was killed Wednesday morning when the vehicle they were traveling in collided with a tanker truck. At approximately 6:06 a.m. Wednesday, emergency responders were dispatched to a serious traffic accident on State Highway M-35 near ...

Trooper struck while investigating traffic crash

MARQUETTE COUNTY — A Michigan State Police trooper was injured whe he was struck by a vehicle while investigating a traffic accident. On August 6 at approximately 9:45 a.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Negaunee Post responded to US41 near Midway Dr. in Marquette Township ...

Esky man who died on D-Day to be honored

ESCANABA — A bench commemorating a young man from Escanaba who died on D-Day will be dedicated on Saturday, August 9, at Sand Point in Escanaba. Auvergne “Abe” Breault was lost at the age of 20 during the D-Day invasion, June 6, 1944. In 2024, Matt Cottone, a teacher at Van Hoosen ...